Opportunities for control of hospital costs for total joint arthroplasty after initial cost containment

被引：42

作者：

Healy, WL ^{[1
]}

Iorio, R ^{[1
]}

Richards, JA ^{[1
]}

Lucchesi, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Lahey Clin Med Ctr, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Burlington, MA 01805 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY | 1998年 / 13卷 / 05期

关键词：

total joint arthroplasty; hospital cost control programs;

D O I：

10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90048-1

中图分类号：

R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Financial analysis of 391 joint replacement operations performed during 1996 determined that almost 80% of the hospital cost for joint replacement procedures was generated in the operating room, nursing units, recovery room, and pharmacy during the first 48 hours of hospitalization. Attempts to control or reduce hospital cost of joint replacement operations should locus on these specific areas of opportunity.

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页码：504 / 507

页数：4